# N77XC: Smith AEROSTAR 601B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 601B](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601b) (registry code 8360605, 5 seats)
- Serial number: 61-0403-118
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 30, 1977
- Certificate issued: June 18, 2004
- Expires: August 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AA68BE
- Registered owners: [Clawson Lawrence Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLAWSON%20LAWRENCE%20JR), [Clawson Theresa J.](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLAWSON%20THERESA%20J.)
- Location: [Tyngsboro, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Tyngsboro)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6678° N, 71.4288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01879, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=77XC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77XC

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Smith AEROSTAR 601B)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N77XC.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19890825058109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890825058109I), Aug 25, 1989: Piper PA60601B (N77XC), Baton Rouge, LA. Aircraft observed at different altitude than cleared to. Found encoder unreliable at altitude in question.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Smith AEROSTAR 601B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601b/aircraft.md

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